Fire-escape.



K; G. PBYMA.

FIRE BSGAPB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1906.

Patented P61123, 1909.

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K. G. FBYMA.

FIRE ESCAPE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1o, 1906.

91 3, 1 1 '7. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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uw l WITN ESS-ES INVENTOR I STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

KLAAs GERBENSTEYMA, oF sANDsToNE, MINNESOTA.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

Specification of LettersiPatent.

Patented Feb. 2,3, 1909.

Appucation med July 1o, 190s. serial No. 825,477.

To all-whom ffmc/y concern:

Be it known that I, KLAAS G. FEY-MA', a citizen of the United States',residin at Sandstone, in the county of Pine and tate of Minnesota,haveinvented a new and useful vIm rovement in Fire-Escapes, of which the folowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fire escapes and more particularly to portablefire escapes,

the object being to provide a fire escapez which is veryrsimple and cheain construction and one which is very eilective in use.v

Another object of my invention is k"to provide aflexible chute inconnection with the rope ladder, so thatif the person slips oil",

he will be caught in the chute.

With these and 4various otherobjects in vlew, the lnventlon consists 1nthe novel features of constructlon, combmation and arrangement of parts,hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings of a portion of m improve re'escape attached to the winow of a building. Fig. 2

' is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig.

3 isa'horizontal sectional view through the upper portion of the chiiteand frame. Fig. 4 is a sid'eviewfof a portion of the escape. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the .frame and a portion of the loop.

Referrin to the drawings A indicates a pair of-,ang ed perforated barsconnected to.

gether by. perforated cross bars A", adjacent each end form-ing arectangular frame, which is adapted; to be securedacross the windowframe. Secured to 'the lower angle bar, adjacent each end isan eye B, inwhich the eyes of the loops C and D are loosely mounted. Securedto thebars A, and A', of the frame is a'canvas hood E, supported by the loopsC and ,D havino' a canvas chute F, connected thereto, forme of-a seriesof sctions connected together having hoops G arranged therein -at theconnecting points.

vFlexible bands H are arranged on the outforming a part of this lspecification ;-Figure 1 is a perspectiveview forming contracted ortionsfor thel purpose hereinafter described). `The sections are splitadjacent each hoop and are connected together by buckles and straps I,forming openings so that the chute can be readily repaired when desired,and forming air open-y 1n s when in use. Arope I is secured to the si eof'the chute, the whole length of the same having loops left at thellexlble bands, so that the chute can expand, the upper end of the ropebeing secured to the lower angle bar and securely supporting the chute.v

A bit J is secured'in the window frame under the 'sill and is providedwith a ring J', to which a snap hoF is secured which .ing all the waydown.

side of the section midway between the hoops- Having thus'fullydescribed my inven- 1 tion, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent isz- A fire escape compr and lower horizontal barsadaptedv toengage the side bars of a` window frame, eyes secured to thelower horizontal bars, loops pivotally mounted in said eyes forming a'7support for a canvas hood carried by said frameV and a chute connectedto sai'd hood formed of a plurality. of sections connected togetherhaving hoops arranged `at the connecting portions and elastic bandsarranged intermediate said'hoo s.` KLAAS G RBENS FEYMA.

Witnesses:

,DANIEL RUSSELL, A. H. DANFORTH.

ing arectangular. frame having outwardlT extending upper

